: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:12 pm  

Catalancs wrote:

feel he's getting a fair amount of stick cos he's french.

I think it's to do with the fact he's totally inept at this level rather than his nationality.

If anybody wants to chuck the usual response of could you you do any better, then my answer is Yes I honestly think I could based on the 2 times I've seen Alibert officiate this year.

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:15 pm  

-DAZ- wrote:

I think it's to do with the fact he's totally inept at this level rather than his nationality.

If anybody wants to chuck the usual response of could you you do any better, then my answer is Yes I honestly think I could based on the 2 times I've seen Alibert officiate this year.

as i said, have a word with some of the wigan fans after tonight's game or catalans' fans after last weeks defeat to bradford.

: Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:28 pm  

Last week at the KC was the first time I've seen a touch judge have to come on the field and tell the ref what to do.
No disrespect to the bloke, but he doesn't seem to be ready for Superleague.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:00 am  

Cragganmore Kid wrote:

I thought tonight he was entirely random.

I wouldn't say he particularly favoured any side, just missed some really easy calls (those two stripped balls from Wakey WTF?).

Not a good performance at all, but as you say it hardly influenced the result.

that was exactly how he was for Hull-Cas last week, favoured neither side, just baffled them and the crowd with erratic decisions. He isn't up to the standard, but we have little other choices with the ref shortage.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:01 am  

against wakefield 2 weeks ago it was our head and feed in the scrum but pointed to wakefield the guy creates confusion.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:06 am  

Wild Child LukeSykes83 wrote:

against wakefield 2 weeks ago it was our head and feed in the scrum but pointed to wakefield the guy creates confusion.

He did that tonight early on. Pointed the scrum to Saints, then Wakefield put the ball in, that's why there was all that confusion from the scrum in the first half.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:40 am  

He made some odd decisions, but it didn't alter the end result.

All week we have heard the press saying this wasn't about the result etc but about the young lad who passed away.

Both teams were affected, so maybe the referee was as well.

Not the best of night's for either side, but a great crowd tribute to an unfortunate event.

Almost felt that this game should not have been played and both sides given a bye.

Life does go one though.

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:17 am  

matt_p wrote:

He made some odd decisions, but it didn't alter the end result.

All week we have heard the press saying this wasn't about the result etc but about the young lad who passed away.

Both teams were affected, so maybe the referee was as well.

Not the best of night's for either side, but a great crowd tribute to an unfortunate event.

Almost felt that this game should not have been played and both sides given a bye.

Life does go one though.

I totaly agree with every word of that, thought the ref was a totaly clueless at times for both sides, but hey i don't care.

RL won last night

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 7:46 am  

kentcat wrote:

i'm am totally bemused as to how the hell did he get to be a ref nether mind a super league one

Because you couldn't get off your backside and do better?

: Sat Mar 28, 2009 8:05 am  

He definatley gets the award for the ref with the most annoying voice.